Ms Kit

The staff here are phenomenal. There are various places to be seated and it's a beautifully lit place to dine in. I order the chicken parm with pasta. From the staff, to the food/drinks, Nicole's exceeded my expectations. 10/10 restaurant.

Leslie Reyes

Randomly found this place on our drive back to Jersey and what a gem 💎 ! The drinks (by the bartender, Michael) were amazing and the food was phenomenal. We got the fried artichokes, the penne pasta with chicken, and the ragu pappardelle and everything was on point. Highly recommend! We’ve been talking about making the drive there just to eat there again.

+1

Sara Pinti

Amazing. The service and atmosphere is just wonderful. If you by chance get Tina as your server, you'll get the best service of your life. Fast, funny, kind, and predicted our needs before we asked. The food was glorious. Let the pictures do the talking.

Meilin Yang

Nicole's Catering was a wonderful choice for our wedding at The Sablewood. Katie and Kate, the coordinators we worked with, were very easygoing and helpful throughout the entire process. They handled everything from the menu to setting up our decor on the tables, including plants and candles. On the wedding day, their staff was friendly, professional and attentive, making sure everything ran smoothly. They even ensured that my husband and I had a chance to enjoy a meal and a drink amidst all the excitement. The bartenders did a great job with our signature drink, which our guests appreciated. Nicole's Catering provided delicious food and reliable service, making our wedding day special. We're happy we chose them as our caterer!! Highly recommend!!

+1

Misty Garafalo

What a gem!!!! Food was fantastic, Emily and Lisa were outstanding! Def need to recommend Lisa and Emily for their attention to detail and helpfulness to staff and customers. Lisa would make an absolute asset of an addition as a manager if the opportunity came about when staff or customers had a question she was on the ball ....both she and Emily ensured our first time at Nicole's was outstanding!!! There was a wedding on the patio when we arrived and even they raved about the food and customer service given tonight! Kudos to you and your staff we will recommend and be back!

+6

howie felterbush

Well worth a visit. Educated bartender was a nice start to dinner. Ceased salad with anchovy. Unfortunately served before app, dressed well. Grilled shrimp, with lemon caper aioli. Forgot aioli and served with cocktail. Shrimp was charred well but not overcooked. Meatball- tender. Deep savory flavor. Nice balanced marinara Broccoli rabe- seasoned well. Garlic wasn’t burnt and bitter. Cooked properly, still tender without being mush. Paprika baked cod with Yukon gold roasted potatoes. Zucchini with garlic & chili oil. Potatoes ranged from mush, perfect, still crunchy. Zucchini, almost too mushy. All three Seasoned well. Tiramisu- served in a coupe glass, nice change from most cut from a hotel pan. Not fresh whipped cream. Fake pseudo chemical taste, Rich's Instantwhip type products ruin everything.

+2

Robert Adamski

Fantastic find in Albany! Nicole’s does not disappoint. :) The food is marvelous. The staff is professional, courteous and helpful. Definitely try the pumpkin risotto if it’s on the specials menu. Cheers from a hungry traveller.

Craig P

Food is always exceptional as is the diverse and ever-evolving menu. Among the best in the area for sure. Service is hit or miss, but when lacking often due to busy days/times. Four star (only) review relates solely to the bar and very inconsistent quality/taste of the venues own specialty drinks (e.g., red sangria, blueberry cosmo, etc.) which at times are beyond delicious while at other times sour or unpalatable. The lack of consistency makes ordering a random event (perhaps not worth the price of admission). The multiple dining rooms also makes for a lotto-like experience as some are cozy and intimate (i.e., spacious and quiet) while the main dining/bar area is very loud and somewhat cramped. Overall, this is still a local favorite that will always be on our revolving “go-to” list simply because the kitchen and chef(s) are amazing!

Rebecca Leah

We were really excited to eat here, but were very underwhelmed. Everything we had was just lackluster, besides the drinks. I tried the penne alla vodka and it tasted like something you get frozen from the grocery store. The sauce was bland and too runny. We also did the braised short rib pasta, but that just tasted like pot roast with pasta thrown in it. We had the fried artichokes which were fine flavor wise, but a little soggy. I will say, the butternut squash soup was objectively really good, but I thought it was too sweet. The atmosphere and the price really aren’t bad, but I’m confused that this place pretty much only takes reservations. I didn’t find it to be remarkable, so I’m not sure how they’re busy to the point you can’t just walk-in. Service was fine, nothing remarkable. Everyone seemed very professional, but lacked warmth.

Robert Fernandez

A quick visit to Nicole's Restaurant in Albany last week. Located in an old building on Albany's "original main street" Delaware Avenue, it looks like it could have been lifted right off Mulberry Street. The interior didn't disappoint either; dark and cozy. The service was excellent as we were greeted warmly and quickly at both the table and the door. Our waitress was very attentive and never overbearing. We started with the fried calamari ($14). I haven't mastered the correct pronunciation of calamari to suit our new home, but it sure ain't "galamar" like it is in Sheepshead Bay. The fried calamari was served with fried jalapeño slices and a very tasty marinara sauce. The fried calamari was fresh and tender, but the portion a bit skimpy. Rings were rare and tentacles the majority of the portion. For our mains, we opted for the substitute house side salads. They were beautiful salads, dressed perfectly and nicely balanced. Well done. The plain house salad added $3 and an additional $5 for the salad with Bleu cheese. For dinner my lovely wife ordered the chicken saltimboca ($26) which included excellent sides of sautéed spinach with garlic and oil and roasted potatoes. The chicken however was a mixed bag, one cutlet was overly salty with over cooked prosciutto. The other was more succesful, but hardly memorable. My meal was a house specialty of "hazelnut chicken" ($28) This is the dish I heard most about when researching the restaurant. This is two boneless chicken breasts, breaded and fried, topped with a sickly sweet hazelnut cream sauce crowned by some canned mandarin orange slices. This is served with a side of pasta coated in the same sauce. This dish screamed for some relief from the sweetness. It's pure sugar with the cream sauce burying what's left of your palette. Ugh. But that wasn't the worst of it. My chicken was raw. The flour coating was raw. This is the first time in my life that I've ever sent back a dish. The waitress was apologetic and quickly returned the dish to the kitchen. When it came back to my plate, it was obviously the same dish, as my sliced chicken breasts were in the exact same position on the plate as I left them. I assume that the chef just placed the plate in the salamander for a few minutes to finish the chicken. Then, the chef dumped more of the sickly sweet sauce over the plate. While the meat was now cooked, this did nothing for the flour on the underside of the cutlets. This quick fix, left the upper cutlet steaming hot, with the cutlet on the bottom of the pile still barely warm. As I mentioned, the waitress was apologetic and quickly worked to remedy the situation, but there was no mention of any accommodation for our trouble; no offer to buy us a drink, dessert or reduce the bill. Not even an apology from the host or manager. We won't be back.